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Loren James Shriver (born September 23, 1944) is a former NASA astronaut, aviator, and a retired US Air Force Colonel.
Loren Shriver is a former Air Force test pilot and NASA astronaut who flew three space missions and received many awards. He is now the Vice President of Engineering and Integration for United Space Alliance and the USA’s Chief Technology Officer.
Loren Shriver NASA Bio. Learn More. He twice served as mission commander, including on STS-31 (space shuttle Discovery) in 1990, where the five-person crew deployed the Hubble Space Telescope and conducted a variety of middeck experiments.
Loren J. Shriver piloted the first shuttle secret military mission, commanded two other flights, including deployment of the Hubble Space Telescope, and has helped manage the shuttle program while working with both NASA and private industry. Shriver was born in Jefferson, Iowa in 1944.
Jan 20, 2020 · When Commander Ken Mattingly, Pilot Loren Shriver and Mission Specialists Ellison Onizuka and Jim Buchli were named as the crew of STS-10 in October 1982, they confidently expected to fly Challenger in September 1983 on the first classified shuttle mission for the Department of Defense.
Sep 23, 2014 · Almost a quarter-century ago, astronaut Loren Shriver—who turns 70 today (Tuesday, 23 September)—commanded a shuttle mission into the highest orbit ever attained by one of the reusable vehicles. On 24 April 1990, he led the crew of STS-31 to deliver NASA’s scientific showpiece, the $1.5 billion Hubble Space Telescope (HST ...
NASA JOHNSON SPACE CENTER ORAL HISTORY PROJECT BIOGRAPHICAL DATA SHEET. NAME: Loren J. Shriver. ORAL HISTORY: 16 December 2002. 18 December 2002.
